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ZDS Search for SourceSafe®

Release 1.42 June 30, 2004.

* Multiple Database Support

The requirement for individual users to set via the current database to match the indexed database using their SourceSafe client's File Open SourceSafe database has been removed.

This restriction only applied to multiple database users but was a user burden, and had the potential for error. The index might not be the one currently opened by the user in his VSE 'Open SourceSafe Database' dialog, in which case there would be a code 22 error. At the worst the project might actually match if the same project existed in the indexed and open database, even though the wrong database had been looked up.

The name of the database to be configured is now specified as a configuration parameter in the ssx.ini. The database name must be one of the available databases in the Visual SourceSafe explorer 'Open SourceSafe Database' dialog.

The generation program stamps the generated index with the name.

The index server now displays the database name on the #ssx_status# report and when generating links includes the database name in the sstp link.

The sstphandler program uses the extended link information to locate the indexed database, thus ensuring the right connection, and removing the co-ordination requirement from the user.

* Single Server Operation

New entries have been added to the registry to simplify operation when the index generation and server are co-located on a single server. Testing at the command line can now be done without disturbing the registry settings for browser operation.

There is now one (ssx.reg) file which replaces the previous separate ssxgen.reg and ssxsrv.reg files.

* stphandler now launches the local Visual SourceSafe Client

The previous behaviour assumed that a win32 directory was located as a peer to the data directory, which is not always so.

The handler now looks up the local client machine's 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' 'SCC.Status.File' 'DefaultIcon' registry entry to locate the ssexp.exe client it needs to launch when a link is clicked on.

* ssx142.zip distribution

These files have changed :
zds
 :..ssx  zds_search_installation_and_operation_guide.doc
     :   zds_search_installation_and_operation_guide.pdf
     :
     :.. sstphandler  sstphandler.exe
     :
     :.. ssxgen       ssx.ini  ssxgen.exe
     :
     :.. sxsrv        ssxsrv.exe

* Upgrading from 1.41 to 1.42

Download ssx142.zip from http://www.ezds.com/html/sunstar_download.html.

Replace the doc, pdf, sstphandler, ssxgen.exe, and ssxsrv.exe files with the updated files.

Delete ssxsrv.reg and ssxgen.reg.

Run ssx141to142update.reg on the index gen and web servers.

Open the updated ssx.ini file.

Add a 'SourceSafeDatabaseName=' entry to the [ssxgen] section of the ssx.ini file.

Use one of the available sourcesafe database names from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer 'File' menu 'Open SourceSafe DataBase' Dialog.

We suggest you place it immediately before the related PathToVssDataDirectory=?\vss\data parameter.

Regenerate the index etc.

Review the manual.


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